Claims assessment · Product claim

“Made from recycled plastic bottles” (rPET)

Typical treatment across 5 reviewed regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.

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How this claim is typically treated

5 reviewed markets · one comparison

MarketTypical treatmentLegal basisWhat is required
European UnionEUConditional
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UCPD; SUPD recycled-content targets for PET bottles

Exact % Dictionary termRecycled contentRecycled content is the proportion of a product or material made from recovered material rather than virgin material.Read the full definition , Dictionary termChain of custodyA system for controlling materials, products and associated information so that specified characteristics and claims can be transferred through stages of a supply chain.Read the full definition (GRS/RCS), bottle-source honesty.

United KingdomUKConditional
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CMA Code

Certified content share.

United StatesUSConditional
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FTC 260.13

Pre/post-consumer split; content %.

CanadaCAConditional
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Competition Act s.74.01(1)(b.1)

Dictionary termCertificationA third-party attestation that a product, process, service, system or person fulfils specified requirements within a defined scope.Read the full definition and content tests.

AustraliaAUConditional

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ACL s.18

Dictionary termChain of custodyA system for controlling materials, products and associated information so that specified characteristics and claims can be transferred through stages of a supply chain.Read the full definition evidence.

Last reviewed 22 Aug 2026This is an informational comparison, not legal advice.

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